. >> the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i find this hearing amazing. because what we need to do is to work together to solve a problem. and make sure it will never happen again. instead, what i hear from my republican colleagues is they want to prosecute the director of the food and drug administration. did she know this? what actions did she take? it sounds like massachusetts has a lot to be apologetic about. isn't that a fair statement, dr. smith? >> that's right. >> the question is, did fda failed to do things they should have done? well, sounds like you could have done more. the fda is an institution could do more. the first time they wrote a letter wasn't 2006, saying that this thing seemed to become this company seem to be out of control. and then they didn't do anything after that. i have a feeling, dr. hamburg, you are being picked on because you're part of the obama administration, and republicans have been picking on obama for four years. and usually their mantra goes jobs, destroying regulation, let industry poli